This photo taken on November 17, 2022 shows forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun arranging the skeletal remains of a drug war victim for autopsy in her laboratory at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine in Manila. Raquel Fortun whispers to the human skeletal remains spread out in a makeshift morgue in the Philippine capital Manila. She is seeking the truth about their violent deaths – and justice for their families. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





Prison inmates look at tombs during a mass burial of 70 unclaimed bodies of prisoners at New Bilibid Prison Cemetery in Muntinlupa, metro Manila on December 2, 2022. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





Filipino activists paint effigies depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Philippine Vice President Sara Vicenta Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio, ahead of Human Rights Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on December 9, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Filipino activists take part in a protest to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. Philippine human rights watchdog Karapatan said that under the Marcos administration's counter-insurgency campaign, the group has documented at least 17 cases of extrajudicial killings and other incidents of state sponsored violence. The group also condemned the rising number of political prisoners, which numbered up to 828 as of November 30, with 25 of them arrested after Marcos took office in June. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





A vendor fixes a tower-shape lighted ornaments next to christmas lanterns at a roadside shop in Quezon City, suburban Manila on December 12, 2022, ahead of Christmas. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)





People visit a Christmas light show in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines on December 13, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Catholics attend the first of nine daily dawn Masses before Christmas day at the St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Pinas city, Philippines on Friday, December 16, 2022. Filipinos attend nine consecutive dawn Masses before Christmas as part of traditional Filipino practice in this largely Roman Catholic nation as COVID restrictions eased in the country. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





Philippine soldiers march in parade grounds during rites marking the 87th Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) anniversary at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 19 December 2022. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., led the ceremony to acknowledge distinguished individuals in the military service and honor the memory of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the service. (Photo by Rolex Dela Pena/EPA/EFE)





People enjoy a swing ride at a Christmas carnival in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines on December 20, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





In this photo taken on December 21, 2022, a man walks with a dog past a Christmas-themed house in Manila. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





People heading to the provinces ahead of Christmas arrive at a bus terminal in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines on December 23, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Hospital staff dressed up as Santa Claus greet a patient at a hospital in Pasig City, Metro Manila, on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Tristan Espiritu/AFP Photo)





A handout photo made available by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) shows a fire rescue personnel holding a resident on a flooded street on Christmas day in Gingoog city, Misamis Oriental province, Philippines, 25 December 2022. Intense rain brought by a weather occurrence called “Shear line” caused flooding in southern Philippines that resulted in the death of at least seven villagers. (Photo by Bfp Handout/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Filipino Catholic devotees jubilate as they are doused with holy water, during a parade of Black Nazarene replicas ahead of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, outside Quiapo Church on December 27, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. The Feast of the Black Nazarene usually culminates in a day long procession on January 9, as millions of barefoot devotees march to see and touch the image of the Black Nazarene. Authorities have decided to cancel the raucous procession for a third straight year as a precaution against COVID-19, and church officials are instead holding a walk of faith and novena masses on the Feast Day. The Black Nazarene is a dark wood sculpture of Jesus brought to the Philippines in 1606 from Spain and is considered miraculous by Filipino devotees. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Filipino Catholic devotees jubilate as they are doused with holy water, during a parade of Black Nazarene replicas ahead of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, outside Quiapo Church on December 27, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. The Feast of the Black Nazarene usually culminates in a day long procession on January 9, as millions of barefoot devotees march to see and touch the image of the Black Nazarene. Authorities have decided to cancel the raucous procession for a third straight year as a precaution against COVID-19, and church officials are instead holding a walk of faith and novena masses on the Feast Day. The Black Nazarene is a dark wood sculpture of Jesus brought to the Philippines in 1606 from Spain and is considered miraculous by Filipino devotees. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Fireworks explode over buildings during New Year's celebrations on January 01, 2023 in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





A man attends a New Year's Eve party wearing glasses with the year 2023, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 31, 2022. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Revellers celebrate during a New Year's Eve party in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on December 31, 2022. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A woman kisses her mother during a New Year's Eve party in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on December 31, 2022. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)